Have you ever broken an expensive wood bat long before you were ready to say good bye?
I have.
In fact, I’ve had bats that retailed $160+ and broke during my VERY FIRST at bat!
It’s can be frustrating, but I know I’m not alone.
Carlos Gonzalez was consistently every year leading the league in broken bats.
But all that stopped when he switched bat companies.
Since he switched to my bat company (meaning the one I’ve used for about 6 years now, not like it’s “mine”), Cargo’s been off that list, and even dropped his count to only 4 broken bats last year (a high number would be more like a single player breaking 20 to 25 bats in a season).
Of course, wood bats, no matter how good, will always break.
But I can say that his experience was very similar to mine when I started using B45 bats. I went from breaking as many as 8 in a year down to only 1 or 2 when I switched (that’s a massive $ savings!).
I think that’s because they only use yellow birch wood, which has the hardness of maple but also the flex of ash.
If you want to try the bat Cargo and I use, a B45 bat, I have an exclusive coupon code only for you, the Pro Baseball Insiders for 20% off.
So, copy this code PBIMAY20 and use it for 20% off your bat from B45 online.
Here it is:
- Discount code: PBIMAY20
- Gets you 20% off
- Use it here: B45 yellow birch bat
- Expires May 18, 2017
But hurry, because it expires May 18th!
Happy bat shopping,
Doug
PS. If you pick up a new stick, and want to show it off, Tweet a pic @lowliners or post it to our Facebook page.
About Author
Doug Bernier, founder of Pro Baseball Insider.com, debuted in the Major Leagues in 2008 with the Colorado Rockies, and has played professional baseball for 5 organizations (CO Rockies, NY Yankees, PIT Pirates, MN Twins, & TX Rangers) over the past 16 years. He has Major League time at every infield position, and has played every position on the field professionally except for catcher. (You should click to watch this great defensive play by Bernier) Where is he now? After 16 years of playing professionally, Doug retired and took a position as a Major League scout with the Colorado Rockies for 2 years. Currently Doug is the Data and Game Planning Coordinator with the Colorado Rockies
3 Comments
B45 sells their bats at a very high price,
there is other companies making birch bats as good as B45 selling them a lot cheaper.
Are those companies using birch or yellow birch?
Yes
Zero K bats use Yellow birch, they are also based in Quebec, Canada. They use the same wood as B45 and sell their bats half the price.